Rail-fastening device.



F. R. WHITE. RAIL FASTENING DEVICE.

FLIOATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1913.

` Patented'May 26, 19114.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26,. itit.

Continuation in part of applications Serial. No. 779,500,6i1ed-3'u1y 17, '1913, Serial No. `7811757, 'filed-August .8, 1913, and Serial No. 736,745, led August 25, 1913. Thisv application filed .September 16, 1913.

Serial No. 790,036. Y

`T 0 all 'whom 'it may concern WHITE, a citizen ofthe United States, re-

siding at llifashington, in the District oi Columbia, have invented certain lnew and use ful Improvements in Rail-Fastening Devices; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description. of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appelrtains` to make and use the same. 1

This invention relates to railway ties and fasteners, and nioreespecially to ties made '-fot a composition, preferably reinforced congrips, and Fig. (l a siniilarfdetail ot one oicrete; and the object of the saine is to pro# duce a, device of this character which is a combined tie aiid'rail fastener, and to make- -the saine of teiv parts'as possible, with but little opportunity for the entrance ot moisture or 'tor the automatic 'separation of parts under vibration and strain, and -yet wherein the ail is supported on a wooden block in. such wav that the latter may be removed'an'd replaced ifit should become defective or rotted.

These objects are carried out by construct' ing the device in the manner .hereinatter more fully described and claimed, andas shown. in the drawings wherein- Figurel is a longitudinal vertical section .through atie and rail fastener, showing the flange grips at the right end before-and yat the iettvendafter .they1 are canted and the keys applied; Fig. 2 is a plan view ot the parts shoivn at the le'it end of Fig. 1, and

Figs. 3 and e are cross sections on the lines` 3 3 and 1&4 respectively ot Vifi-gull. flfig.

5 is a perspective detail ot' one otthe liange the. pockets; Fig. 7 is .an edge view and Fig. 8 asside view ot one of the keys or fastening devices; Figjt) is a longitiidinal sectional view 0n 'a reduced lscale, showing the manner in whichthis tiev is molded, one end of this view-showing the mold as enipty;

Fig.` l0 is a-sectional detail of a y modified construction employed Jfor nionorail tracks.

in ,they accompanying drawingslr have used the letter R- to show an ordinary rail-- Wav rail .having a web lV and a base tiange F, lindthe letter B to indicate' a block preferably of Wood forming-a seat upon whichy saidl tlange rests Where the rail crosses my,

' improved tie and 'is secured thereto'by iny improved fastening means'. The purpose of employing the yblock to support the rail is to aitord a proper cushion so that the jar incidental to the passage ot heavy trains will be communicated indirectly through the block, rather than directlv to the concretetie. ".the of blocks ot'v this kind is Well known in the art. i'

Coming nojw to the details of the invention, Fig. 9 illustrates the ymanner in Which this tie is made, and it will be observed that the tie molded or cast. in an inverted position.- The mold M is of the proper dimensioiis to contain a completely7 finished tie, and it Yhas a fiat bottom and a pair of narrow plugs y) rising from and secured to said bottom ncar'each end of the latter and with their inner taces spaced a littlegreater distance than the width oi the uooden block v B above referred to. In the act ot molding one ot my improved ties, the blocks B are first-.laid upon said base so thatthey extend vcompletely across the interior'ot the mold plugs While the ixtreiiiitics` of said reinforce rest against the outer tacos oi said plugs j and the latter therefore serve to hold all parts properly centered, next thecenientl tc t'oi-ni the tie is poured in, -and after the 'saine has the tie is removed from the mold and invert-ed .tor the reception 01"' 'therails'and. the grips and keys when the tie comes to be used.

The construction is 4vdu'- n phcated' near cach end oftlie tie, and need v therefore describe but oneend.

There are two like pockets 2 l forl each i block, one on either side thereof. AAs best secu 'in vFig. (i each pocket consistsota shoot metalv shell rectangular in cross section and open at its top whereas it-s bottoni 4 iS closed, and as this bottom stands uppermost when the concieteis molded around'it,'no i conci'cteenters the pocket. The inner Wall 5 l of the pocket rest-s against the side of the j block B and is therefore preferably upright and flat, Whereas the outer Wall 6 is pierced-v t' With an opening 7 near its juncture with said bottom Wall, the latter being by preference continued outward intera projecting `:slightly be ond 'the outer face vof the outer wallassown; 'i

The reinforcing bar 9 is of suicient length to extend from rail to rail, and its tips 10 enter the openings 7 in the inner oclrets. Near each'end ofthe bar it has a ranch 11 which is deflected downward from the straig t body of the bar itself and then carried ou ard at 12 under the block and turned upward into a hook 13, the tip of the latter entering theopening 7 in the outer pocket.A 1n the finished article this engagement of the tips with theopenings is useful for preventing the' dislodgment of the pockets from the cement constituting the tie, and durin ment is useful for supporting the reinforcing bar when the parts are set up ready to receive the concrete. 1 make the hook of ample size so that it surrounds but does not stand too close to the lip 8. The latter prevents the dislodgment ot the pocket from the finished article, but permits its removal if the block be `rst taken out.

The fastening device for the rail which I employ in conjunction with the parts above described, is best shown in detail in Fig. 5. It is by preference made of metal, and I call it a liange grip because it grips the flange F of the rail R. Being of substantially L- shape, its upper portion projects inwardly as a lip from its upright body portion 21, the lip overlying the flange F as shown and the body portion projecting downward into the pocket 2. The thickness of the body portion is somewhat less than the corresponding dimension of the pocket 2, its width' transverse to the length of the tie is slightly less than the internal width of said pocket, and its height is such that its lip 20 asses over the inner edge of the inner wal 5 of said pocket and rests on the railtlange F as shown. This flange grip can be made of cheap casting, malleable iron or othes ppitable material; and I may say at this point that if the endsl of the two rails R should meet above a tie of his character tie, the flange grip would not benseful,how-

ever, if it were not for some means by which it is lockedfwithin the pocket. Therefore I rovid its body with a transverse hole 25 disposed opposite the tip 13 of the hook if it be the outer grip or opposite the tip 12 if it the molding operation this engagewhich case the tie 1 would be 4and the body of the bar would e omitted l incassi Y be the inner grip. In order to produce the action described the lower face of the lip 20-is. preferably obtuse to the inner face of the body portion 21 whereas their outer faces form substantially a rightangle to each other; 'and downward through the lip 20 and along the beveled inner fece of the body portion 21 is formed a key-seat 22 whose upper end is a hole and whose lower end is a channel as indicated in Fig. 5, which upper end is intersected by a transverse perforation 23 for a urpose to appear below.

Coacting with t1 e arts above described is a key or locking pin est seen in Figs. 7 and 8, its body 30 beine rather thin and having straight parallel sides, and its upper end being headed as at 31. Just beneath the head said bodyis provided with a transverse perforation 33 ada ted to aline with the perforation 23 in tie flange grip, and through the alining perfrations is to be assed a retaining device 35 such as snail w lose tip can be bent, or a s lit pin or the like.

1n the use ci my invention, assuming that the tie proper has been made and properly disposed in the road bed, the rail R is laid across the same with the flange F resting over and centered upon the block B. One of the flange grips is then dropped into each pocket so that its lip 20 overhes the flange and rests thereonat f, and its body 21 hangs by gravity close against'said inner wall 5,

but these parts stand at an obtuse angle to' each other, the tip of the lip is now slightly elevated above the flange F as seen at the right of Fig. 1. By suitable means the grip is then canted or rocked over the point f so that the lip is brought down onto the railflange with its tip against the web at t, and

the body portion 21 is thrown outward against the outer wall 6 at which time1 the hole 25 will pass over the tip 12 orv 13 of the reinforcing bar so that all parte are locked together. The key or fastening pin is now inserted in the key-seat 22, its body 30 assing into place between the flange grip andJ the outer face of the inner wall 5 of the pocket so as to resist all strain thrown upon the flange grip and brace it clear to the up per end of the latter; and finally the reta' ing device 35 is passed through the perforations 23 and 33 to hold this key or locking pin in place.

ln Fig. l() is shown a slight modificationv adapted to be used on mono-rail tracks, in ute shortor rather the horizontal portion 9 would have two hooks 13" whose tipspro`ect inward toward the single block mbe ded in the tie, into the pockets, .an enga e the holes in the two grips as afoove descri ed.

It will not be necessary for the purposes ofthis specification 'to amplify. details fur-` ther.

the bloei; should become defect-ire or rotted, it can be dislodged from or dug1 out oi the composite tie .fithcut injuring the latter. ln that case it will be necessary to lili .iirst remove the retaining device 35,' then remove the hey, then with a suitable tool cant the grip back to its original position, and then lift it out ol: place.

This releases the rail R which maybe lifted olii, and there* after the block can be replaced at will.

Attention is directed to the faetthat thisv device isuseful without 'the necessity for employing spikes, screws, vor bolts.

The present application is a continuation of my former cases identified as follows, to

Wit: Serial Number '779600, filed July 17,

1913; Serial Number 783757, filed Angust 8, 1913; and 786745, tiled August 25, 1913'. Vf hat is claimed as new is: l. ln al railway tie and fastener, the oom-1 bination with a tie of reinforced concrete,

.blocks molded therein :torsugporting` the vjoocli'ets .molded in said tie alongside said blocks and havingopenings receiving` the tips of said reinlorce, and rail-tastening de vices in said' pockets. 3. ln railway tie vand fastener, the'combination with a pair of blocks adapted to.

underlie thev rails, a metal reinforced tie in 'ivliichsaid blocksv are embedded; oit lDockets molded in said tie alongside .said

-bloclrsaiid having openings receiving the tips ol said reinforce, and outwardly projectiiigF lips beneath said openings, rail fas ,toning devices Within said pockets, and keys in the latter for holding said 'devices in place thereinv i fl. ln a. 'railway tie and fastener, the. coinhinatlon with a pair of blocks adapted to underlie the rails, and a metal reinforced Lie in which said blocks are embedded, the reinforce passingoiitwardly beneath the blocks and having' hooked ends Whose eX- treinitics tuinfinwaidly, or" pockets molded in said tie at the outer sides of said .blocks and-having` openings receiving the tips of said reinforce, and rail-lasteningdevices in` k5. ln u. railway tie and vlastener, the combination with pair ot blocks adapted to ierlie the rails, and a nietal reinforce outward beneath the blocks and having hooked ends Whose extremities turn inwardly; of pockets molded insaid tie at the outer Vsides ot said blocks and lia-.ving

openings receiving the tips el said reinforce and outwardly projecting lips beneath said openiiigs, rail fastening. devices Within said pockets, and keys in thevlatter for holding. said devices in place therein.

The herein vdescribed railway tie consis'ting of a pair of parallel blocks adapted .to underlie v the rails, a. reinforcing bar Whose center stance atfright angles to. the length ot said blocks, Whose ends pass beneath. them, and Whose extremities A are' hooked inwardly-toward them, a cement and on both Vsides of said blocks. 7. In a railway tieand fastener, the comunderlie the rails, and 'a metal' reinforced reinforce passing outwardly beneath the' blocks 'aiidhaving lioolred'ends Whose extremities turn inwardly; of a pocket molded in said tie at the side of each block and having an opening, a flange grip having an upiiO-ht body standing Within the pocket and a transversely disposed lip at its upper endada'pted'to overlie the rail flange, and means 'for holding .said body 'Within the pocket.'

8i* rlhe herein described railway tie con- .hina-tion with a pair of blocks adapted t'o i "tie in. Whichsaid blocks areembedded, the" sisting of a pair of parallel blocks adapted to underlie the rails, -pockets on opposite sides oi2 each block and having holes in vtheir pockets Wl'iereof each has alip overlying the [10ol outer Walls, l..sliaped rail grips. for said-V rail-ila-nge and a body provided Withva hole standing oppositeth'at in the. pocket, a`- reinforcing bar Whose tins project through the tip projects into the hole of the outermost pocket, .and means :tor holding; said grips with their holes engaging saidl tips.

9. IThe herein described railWayjtie-con.-

sisting of a'pair of. parallelbloclrs adapted holes in the pockets'at the inner sides of the rails., each' end thereof having a hook Whose to underlie the rails, pockets on. opposite i I' sides of each block'and having holes inV their outer Walls, L-sha'ped railf'grips. for said pockets whereof each has aA lip overlying the` rail-flange and a body provided With a hole standing opposite thatin the pocket, are1n-v forcing bar Whose4 tips project through theA l holes in the pockets at the inner sides ofthe rails, said bar near each end thereof passingi under 'a block and having; a hook whose tip projects into the' hole of the outermost pocket, and keys in said pockets behind-the grip-bodiesforholding the latter in positionf to cause their holes to engage said tips.

l0. The herein described railway tie and 'fastener consisting oi a plastic tie, a block molded therein, pockets at opposite sides thereof, a niet-al reinforce molded in the tie 80 I. body molded around said bar andbeneath with :i poeke 'seatedi e, rmi, und ay meeber. pro] md having tips projeeiiiilg; into the onion sides oi said pockets, in' each of v,the letter a substantialy Lshapeireil grip/l hearing a lip overlying the rail-arxge :md :iii upright body staning at an obgise' angle to' the lip and pierced with anfopening, and means Within 'the 'poeketoi' hoidng said grip'in position with iis 11p uponsaid rail Harige having ipe projecting-imo the outer Sici oif said pockets, a substantially LShaped rai grip Within each pocket Whose ip is adapted to overlie the rail-Henge and Whose body stands obtuse to said lip and has an opening' adapted to, engage'one of said tips, and e key in the pocket for `holding thegiip in active position.

121m a, iib'astene', the combination Y-ev^tie alongside e through zhe outei wall of said pooket; o gli 5..-shaped mil grip whoseip ,is aepte zo'noierle the rail-iange and ,whose boygi Yded with I, Loewe 1 grip is canted, said lip being piovide with an upright key-seat running out along the back of said body portion., and :i key removyably inserted yithin said seat and against the inner wall of said pocket.

13. In a. mii-fastener, the combinnizion Jwith a pocket seated in e. tie alongside :L mil, and e member projecting through the oufei Wall of said pocket; of en ..shaped rail grip Whose lip is adapted to overlie the Xia-.i1-

fiange and Whose body is provided With an with that in the lip, eind e fasex-iing device passing through sai ainec pexfoiaions En testimony wbereo E neve nereunio sei;

my hand in presence of vtwo subsribmgge A Winesses.

FRANK RUSSELL Winesses:

N. L.` COLLAMER, J. L'GmEseUER.

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